Declan Schroeder

Declan Schroeder is a 24-year-old freelance journalist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a diploma in Creative Communications with a major in journalism from Red River College and a bachelors in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Winnipeg. A lifelong Winnipegger, he's deeply rooted in the city's hockey culture.
The original Jets skipped town when he was only 2, so he latched onto the Maple Leafs pretty hard throughout his childhood and teen years — he's only semi-reformed. When the Jets and Leafs play each other these days, he cheers for the game to go to overtime.
His favourite player as a kid was Darcy Tucker and his favourite player now is Mark Scheifele. An upgrade? You decide.

Author's Posts

July 15th, 2019
Introducing The Hockey Writers' Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL's regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we'll be producing content that's connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a player's...

July 12th, 2019
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh is notable for being the 50th NHL Entry Draft and for producing many present-day stars who have just entered their primes, such as Morgan Rielly, Jacob Trouba, Filip Forsberg, Tomas Hertl, and Andrey Vasilevskiy.
The 2012 NHL Entry Draft produced a number of players who have entered their primes...

July 5th, 2019
It's been a bad month for the Winnipeg Jets' blue line.
Rugged, sturdy defenseman Ben Chiarot is the most recent departure in what's been a mass exodus from the Jets' d-corp. On Thursday, he signed a three-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the third experienced d-man this offseason — following closely on the heels of...

July 3rd, 2019
The Winnipeg Jets' bottom-six took a hit during Free Agent Frenzy on Monday as forward Brandon Tanev signed a six-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1145727844896661505
However, it's not as big a hit as a large portion of the Jets' fanbase are making it out to be. There's someone already...

July 1st, 2019
While the Winnipeg Jets won't be likely to sign any of the top free agent talent available beginning today, don't expect them to be silent.
With $59 million already committed for 2019-20, they have about $22 million to work with this summer. However, a big chunk of that cash is going to go to Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor — who are...

June 27th, 2019
The Winnipeg Jets opted against tendering a qualifying offer to 26-year-old defenseman Nathan Beaulieu on Tuesday, meaning he'll be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) come July 1.
https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1143641520991551490
However, that doesn't mean he won't be back in a Jets' jersey come 2019-20.
Jets' D-Corps...

June 25th, 2019
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is all said and done, and the Winnipeg Jets have five brand-new prospects in their pipeline. If you've never heard of the players they selected or just want to know a little more about the potential Jets of tomorrow, THW's got you covered.
Ville Heinola was the first of five Jets' 2019 NHL Entry Draft...

June 23rd, 2019
The Winnipeg Jets' first-round 2019 NHL Entry Draft selection was just another step toward Winnipeg becoming "FinniPeg."
https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/1142257209407152130
With the 20th-overall pick they re-acquired less than a week ago when they traded the controversial Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers, the Jets...

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